Cuba vs Nicaragua: Share of global methane emissions
Cuba
0.1%
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.1%
in 2024
Cuba rank
94th
Nicaragua rank
93rd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Cuba
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 201 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1910s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Cuba |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Cuba or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 0.0%, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Cuba ranks 94th and Nicaragua ranks 93rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.